Abstract
Some years ago a paper describing the operations of the High-Rise Building Committee of Japan was presented to both Auckland and Wellington Branches of the Earthquake Group of the Consultants’ Division. Subsequently, the Group referred the paper to the N.Z. National Committee on Earthquake Engineering and to the N.Z. Society for Earthquake Engineering with a recommendation that these bodies take the initiative in setting up a similar high-rise building committee in New Zealand.
Highlights
Some years ago a paper describing the operations of the High-Ri se Building Committee of Japan was presented to both Auckland and Wellington Branches of the Earthquake Group of the Consul tan t s * Division
The Nat ional Commit tee and the Socie ty agreed in principle with the recommendation and formed a joint Sub-Commit tee to report on the que stion, Thi s Sub-Commit tee consi st s of six members, three re siding in Wellington, two in Auckland and one in Dunedin
In the opinion of the Sub-Committee, membership of the High-Rise Building Committee should consist of senior engineers of the Mini stry of Works, Local Authorities, D
Summary
Some years ago a paper describing the operations of the High-Ri se Building Committee of Japan was presented to both Auckland and Wellington Branches of the Earthquake Group of the Consul tan t s * Division. Z. Nat ional Commit tee on Earthquake Engineering and to the N.Z. Socie ty for Earthquake Engineering with a recommendation that the se bodie s take the initiative in se 11ing up a similar high-ri se building commit tee in New Zealand. The Nat ional Commit tee and the Socie ty agreed in principle with the recommendation and formed a joint Sub-Commit tee to report on the que stion, Thi s Sub-Commit tee consi st s of six members, three re siding in Wellington, two in Auckland and one in Dunedin.
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